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TracyReadsBooks
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#12Booksof2024

Hard to believe we‘re already up to November with our list—so fun sorting through everything I read and picking favorites. Hard too, but this month was an easy one. Loved this story about a midwife in late 18th c. Maine. Once I started I found it impossible to put down. Setting and characters—with plenty of people to love and/or hate—were fantastic. A great high stakes story that keeps you engaged from page one.

@Andrew65

Andrew65 The year has soon passed! This one looks good. 11h
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sblbooks
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I received this as a Christmas gift this year. Book number one of 2025. The reading year has started off strong.

bookandbedandtea This was the first book I read of 2024 and it ended up being my favorite book of the whole year. 1d
sblbooks @bookandbedandtea I can see why. It's definitely going near the top for me. 12h
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CSeydel
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Started this yesterday and it‘s gripping so far. But I‘m only on p.24 and already distracted by historical details. A character shows up in a small Maine village claiming to be “a licensed physician and recent graduate of Harvard Medical School,” which is … weird. Medical licensing wasn‘t a widespread practice until the 1800s, and the book takes place in 1789. Plus, a “recent graduate” would have to do an apprenticeship before being licensed.

Lcsmcat I hate when historical fiction pulls me out of the story with anachronisms! I hope that doesn‘t continue because this is coming up for my book club in a few months. 2d
CSeydel @Lcsmcat It can also be tricky for an author when reality was different than our modern perceptions of the past. I did a brief online search, and it seems that Massachusetts may have already had a medical society that was licensing physicians at that time, even though it wasn‘t legally mandated. I am taking it to mean this character is trying to show off how modern and urban he is compared to the backwoods villagers. (edited) 2d
Lcsmcat @CSeydel So true! I need to check my assumptions. But I‘m also aware that no one can research everything, and when something is one‘s speciality things jump out that most people wouldn‘t even notice. A book that was otherwise great was ruined for a friend because the title referenced an intersection in her hometown of two streets that actually run parallel to each other. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2d
CSeydel @Lcsmcat Oh no! Yep, that stuff always bothers me too much 2d
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Julsmarshall
Frozen River | Ariel Lawhon
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January Bookspinbingo board is complete! Bookspin is also my #readordonate and my Doublespin will be a new book, likely The Will of the Many, my #jolabokaflod gift from @Gissy So many litsy connections this month! @TheAromaofBooks @julieclair

julieclair I will be reading The Frozen River with my IRL book club in April. Looking forward to your review! 2d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!! 2d
Gissy I will also wait for your review. That book is in my wish list. I was tempted to buy a copy for me but I behaved😌I should understand that I cannot buy double books for each swap I participate🤣 2d
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bookandbedandtea
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I haven't finished The Main Character yet but I may not finish today (stupid job 😄) and I can tell it isn't going to knock The Most Wonderful Crime Of The Year off the podium so I'm calling it and finishing my bracket. As I've suspected all year, nothing was able to top my very first read of 2024- though Greta & Valdin came very close.
Bring on 2025 🎉

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CaitlinR
Frozen River | Ariel Lawhon
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Martha Ballard is an 18th Century midwife living in Hallowell, Maine. Lawhon has written a fictional account of a harrowing winter in the life of Mrs. Ballard, a real woman known to us through her diary and a Pulitzer winning biography. The novel is driven on its‘ arc through the account of a horrific rape and Martha‘s quest for justice for the female victim.

Exceptionally researched, and well written. The characters will be hard to forget.

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bookandbedandtea
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#12booksof2024 January favorite
@Andrew65

BarbaraBB Lived this one too 1w
Andrew65 Looks good. 1w
bookandbedandtea @BarbaraBB I think it's my favorite of the year ☺️ 1w
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Mollyanna
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My January pick. The beginning of the fabulous Gaslight series. #12Booksof2024

Librarybelle I‘m buying up the series to read it. Maybe I should plan to do that next year! 2w
Andrew65 I‘ve read the first few of this series and really must get back to them as have loved them. 2w
Mollyanna @Andrew65 @Librarybelle It‘s a great series! Thompson passed away this year, so I‘m not sure how many more (if any) there will be. I plan to read them slowly over the next couple years. 2w
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Andrew65 @Mollyanna That‘s very sad and I didn‘t hear that. 😢 At least there are 27 in the series, although not always easy to get hold of in the UK. 2w
kspenmoll Love this series! I had no idea she passed away😞 (edited) 2w
Librarybelle I was so sad to hear of her passing. I met her years ago at a mystery event—very nice! 1w
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Susanita
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Last week I forgot to post, so this week I‘m doing my #hyggehourreadathon a little early. I‘m tucked away in a corner of the cafe at a little local shopping area. I just had a yummy chicken and avocado sandwich, and I‘m nursing a raspberry mocha latte. There‘s Christmas music softly playing. And across the cafe a family is conversing in what I think is Italian. I just have one more gift to buy before I go home to wrap. But first, latte and book!

kspenmoll Sounds lovely! 🩵 2w
Chrissyreadit perfection 🩵💙🩵 2w
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Susanita
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1. After Libby said it would be two more weeks, I got a notification that I could check out the tagged book.
2. The Crime Writers of Color podcast is back after a long hiatus.
3. I got together with a friend for dinner and a movie.
4. We enjoyed War of the Rohirrim!
5. I bought a new wet-dry floor cleaner.
#5joysfriday